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Yeah, I teach at Maryville College in eastern Tennessee--teaching music theory, ear-training, jazz improvisation, ethics, and some other interdisciplinary courses. My professional gigs are mostly jazz things.
I'm always interested in new music --I'll check out the links you listed.

Yeah. I play various things. Mostly guitar and sampling. The new stuff I've been recording recently has singing. I studied classical guitar for about 3 years. Rock for about 20. I've ventured into chillout and a very little Jazz.

....the freedom of Jazz scares me......(a quote for all those of you who may know "the mighty Boosh", the best comedy series ever in the history of sentient beings)

Opera: Wagner, Wagner, Wagner (the Ring cycle mostly, Karajan version, though Solti has arguably more emotional depth to it, whilst Karajan is more precise) a bit of Beethoven once in a while NO Italian fluffy stuff!

at this very moment I listen to the Finnish band TENHI a lot....a bit like Sigur Ros in very deep and dark forests. And I recently discovered the great Bluegrass singer "Tim Eriksen", absolutely fantastic stuff.

Vangelis, Peaches...NO Techno music (with some very rare exceptions)

I absolutely loathe 90% of almost all the mainstream pop-music these days. I've never been a huge Rap and Hip-Hop fan, but I do have a very soft spot in my heart for the Wu-Tang Clan and the Beastie Boys.

Nuff said. Gassho,

Hans

P.S. I didn't mention some of the more local German bands I sometimes like to listen to...

I like to think of my love for music as broad. I have a huge predisposition toward any kind of music that comes from various subcultures, for example bluegrass from Appalachia, Cajun from northwest Louisianna, jazz from New Orleans, Irish folk music from, let's think, Ireland. I have been fortunate enough to write about this on various occasion which gives me an excuse to explore!
I love Vaughn Williams, Beethoven.
The Beatles are still in my head. Coltrane, Miles, Monk. I used to play bar jazz so Oscar Peterson is my favorite. Those days, I was introduced to Sinatra who can stylize a song better than any one.
I enjoy Delta blues starting with Robert Johnson and continuing to the more contemporary BB and all the other Kings.
I lived in Austin so I love me some Willie, Lyle Lovett, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kelly Willis, Asleep at the Wheel ( I am asleep at the Dharma Wheel!) and the dusty Bob Wills.
I cut my teeth on bluegrass so I'll mention Bill MOnroe, New Grass Revival, Hot Rize, and Alison Krauss.
Popular bands are too many to number but The Boss is there, Pink Floyd,who I will see in two weeks!, Tower of Power, JT, I could go on.
But my FAV is my son's band in Athens, Ga with the name of Mama's Love. They are the new hot jam band there and my son Thomas writes most all the words and music. I was pleased that I introduced him to music many moons ago, and it took. It is his passion, for good and ill.
Thanks for the chance to think about this and reflect.
David aka PapaDoc

It seems Bill and I have a lot in common when in comes to an affection for jazz. I'm a big fan of The Bad Plus, McCoy Tyner, Herbie, and Miles entire catalog (Buddha & Miles both get shrines in my apartment! :lol. John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" & "Meditations" were the only thing that kept me open-minded during my Smug Jerk Atheist days.

As I think I've mentioned before, I'm a hip-hop junkie. I definitely like the "intelligent" stuff like Common, Tribe Called Quest, Dead Prez, but I have a problematic love for decidedly misogynistic groups like 8Ball & MJG, Jay-Z, etc. There are serious contradictions in someone espousing compassion while listening to materialist rap that degrades women, I know. I have difficulty with it, and struggle with it on a daily basis.

what kind of music

Hellos to all:

I listen to all of it as long as it doesn't sound 'whiney' no matter what the genre, and as long as there is no gratuitous sex/violence or violent sex in it.

I wish I could understand lyrics better--but then again, maybe it's just as well...
I'm probably not getting full enjoyment of some songs, while enjoying others more than I might if the words were available to me!

Live music....it is my personal belief that we human beings were meant to make music: play instruments and jam with each other, which I think is the perfect way to learn to be fully human. Sadly, I never learned to play an instrument, but my son did get lessons when little, stopped, and came back to it.
Through his closed door I hear the most wonderful music for hours on end.
It is wonderful.

Keishin,
I agree that the human animal is hardwired for music. I might even argue that the universe itself has a musical foundation. It's also interesting to note the connection music has to spirituality. I think a lot of people have lost this connection (first and foremost being the music industry), most popular music is disposable.

I would disagree vehemently with anyone who claims that the only real music is that with is played on traditional instruments. I don't think the tools are important, it's what the person puts into it...I think I've heard that somewhere before.

Greg, Will....thanks for taking the time to chase down my son's band, Mama's Love. And thanks for the comments. I'll pass along the gracious comments.
I was just there for parent's weekend and got a chance to hear them rehearse. The picture inside the CD is set on the porch of their house, reminding me of CSN album that I grew up on. Thomas has never seen the album cover, but the similarity is eerie. They played at the Echo Project a few weeks ago.....a kind of Woodstock format. And they are here in ATL at Smith's Old Bar, a good venue that has hosted many live recordings. They are all about 20 and I am counting down the days until Thomas turns 21.
I gave Thomas a Strat upon graduation. And he had already commandeered my cedar top Takamine, which was my road guitar. Last Christmas, I gave him my best acoustic guitar, a Taylor 714, again with a cedar top that gives it an incredible warm sound. I have never had a better day with the joy that came passing along this wonderful piece of art/craft to my son.
Again, thanks for searching for the website of Mama's Love.
David aka PapaDoc

Thanks Rev. for giving it a listen. I agree with Allman Brothers root. Think it is definitely there. Be Major is my favorite as well. Some tasty changes.
Can't wait to tell Thomas he has listened to by my zen brothers and sisters, speaking of the Allman Brothers!
Thanks again everyone.
David aka PapaDoc

Keishin wrote:
Live music....it is my personal belief that we human beings were meant to make music: play instruments and jam with each other, which I think is the perfect way to learn to be fully human.

Amen Sister!
I feel that way about most music, jazz and classical music especially. However, there are groups that are about studio experimentation--where a live version of the songs is somewhat tangential to the original spirit of the song. I'm thinking of groups like Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Beck, Kraftwerk, etc. I consider these great groups, but the emphasis is not on the live creation of the music, rather a kind of sonic experiment only possible on recordings.

Paige,
Thanks for the "aw"! It makes me feel very old to see the coeds go crazy at the concerts....I told Thomas that he is living my dream, which is actually reliving my dream as I enjoyed the fruits of band labor many moons ago. My time in bands was merely good fun and a way to make a little money. This is Thomas' life and his passion. I admire him for it. As a protective parent, I am learning to let him go, as rough as I know the music industry to be.
In answer to your question, Thomas is the one in the lotus position. Seriously, he is in the center of the porch picture. Thanks for asking.
David aka PapaDoc

Also listen to some other folk and jam bands. Big Pete Seeger fan, and I listen to a bunch of Donna Jean and the Tricksters lately (That's the Zen tricksters, now teamed up with Donna Godchaux, formerly of the Grateful Dead.)

When I'm alone in the house, I listen to some Jazz, mainly Thelonius Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles.

And, of course, being a massage therapist, I spend a lot of time listening to (or absorbing) relaxation/ambient music, most often with Asian themes.

Other than that, I play several instruments, so I listen to my own playing just about daily.